as somebody who's studied polisci, i can safely say that this is 100% projection.
ofc, it's not entirely the same. for example, learning about master bullshitters like Hobbes and Rousseau has absolutely zero real world applications outside of producing puffy verbal diarrhea that's aligned with the ruling ideology and actively keeps people from understanding anything (social contract my ass, i never agreed to these ToS you fuckheads!), whereas reading Lenin or Mao actually gives you a basic understanding of realpolitik and the conditions that dominate everybody's day-to-day life.
as somebody who's studied polisci, i can safely say that this is 100% projection.
ofc, it's not entirely the same. for example, learning about master bullshitters like Hobbes and Rousseau has absolutely zero real world applications outside of producing puffy verbal diarrhea that's aligned with the ruling ideology and actively keeps people from understanding anything (social contract my ass, i never agreed to these ToS you fuckheads!), whereas reading Lenin or Mao actually gives you a basic understanding of realpolitik and the conditions that dominate everybody's day-to-day life.